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US Payments Forum launches new mobile and contactless payments effort

15 Nov 16 @ 12:13

Mobile and contactless payments are an area of much debate among stakeholders across the ecosystem. Questions about implementation opportunities and challenges and the uncertain future for how mobile payments will... read more

Is the customer the weakest link in risk evaluation of mobile financial services?

15 Nov 16 @ 09:29

Human fallibility is now one of the biggest risks that banks and financial institutions must manage in mobile financial services (MFS), according to a new report from the Risk Mitigation... read more

Citi launch mobile wallet and unveils global API developer hub

11 Nov 16 @ 11:46

Citibank has launched a closed loop mobile wallet dubbed Citi Pay as well as become the latest FI to open up its technology and architecture to third parties through the... read more

US credit cards gain more share of spending by 2020

11 Nov 16 @ 11:32

Credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards issued in the US initiated 104.41 billion purchase transactions in 2015, up 8.0%, according to The Nilson Report, the top trade journal covering... read more

20% of smartphone users use proximity mobile payments

09 Nov 16 @ 14:41

Despite double-digit growth this year and next, Americans’ use of proximity mobile payments wallets like Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, as well as branded apps that include mobile... read more

The growing phenomenon of default payments for digital transactions

09 Nov 16 @ 13:28

In a new report, Default payment methods, by Deloitte, it notes how consumers pay for things has always kept pace with new technologies. But the recent growth of digital commerce is... read more

Contactless card fraud: Myths and Realities exposed

09 Nov 16 @ 12:34

Contactless card fraud has made headlines this year. In this post we take a look at some of the key myths and offer explanation to the realities. No. 1 myth: ... read more

PSD2: Opportunities and Risk from the latest regulation – Webinar

08 Nov 16 @ 11:13

PSD2: Opportunities and Risk from the latest regulation – is an important set of webinars organised by PCM including expert knowledge from PSE Consulting and NCR. The Webinars are to... read more

Blockchain: new DNA for financial transactions?

08 Nov 16 @ 10:38

From modernising payment infrastructure and enhancing security, to driving efficiencies and innovation. Whatever the question, Blockchain seems to be the answer nowadays. Announcements from the last month alone are fairly... read more

Mobile commerce to grow 200% faster than e-commerce in 2017

07 Nov 16 @ 17:02

Global mobile commerce is now 34% of all e-commerce transactions globally and is predicted to grow at 31% in 2017. That is more than 200% faster than the entire e-commerce... read more

UK card expenditure statistics – contactless continues rise

07 Nov 16 @ 11:53

One in five card payments are now made via contactless, new figures show from the UK Card Expenditure Statistics. Contactless cards were used for 21% of card payments in August... read more

US fraud losses rising on debit cards – falling on credit cards

07 Nov 16 @ 11:33

US fraud levels are rising across all payment card products, according to First Annapolis’ semi-annual survey of major card issuers, but changes in fraud write-offs vary by product. Survey results1... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more